Scalloped Lobster

Ingredients

• a nice fresh hen lobster
• two ounces of butter
• a moderate quantity of spice
• two or three tablespoonfuls of thick cream
• plenty of grated breadcrumbs

Method

1. 1

   Pick lobster flesh, pound spawn with butter, strain.

2. 2

   Mince lobster, season, and heat with parsley, lemon juice, and cream.

3. 3

   Fill scallop shells, sprinkle breadcrumbs, and bake until browned.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Cook Book, by "Oscar" of the Waldorf (1896) by Oscar Tschirky, page 44. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Scalloped Lobster. Select a nice fresh hen lobster and pick out all the flesh ; place the spawn in a mortar with two ounces of butter and pound until smooth, then pass it through a fine hair sieve. Mince the flesh of the lobster, and season with pepper, salt and a mod- SHELL-FISH. 105 erate quantity of spice and a little cayenne pepper. Put the mince into a stewpan with one-half tablespoonful of finely chopped parsley, the strained juice of a lemon, a small lump of butter and two or three tablespoonfuls of thick cream. Stir the mixture with a wooden spoon over the fire until very hot, then stir in the pounded spawn. Fill some scallop shells with the mixture, levelling it smoothly over the top, sprinkle over plenty of grated breadcrumbs

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